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NGC 2126 — Open Cluster in Auriga

Open Cluster Good (43/100)
Magnitude 10.0m OpenCluster Auriga (Aur) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 10.0
Angular Size 5.4′
Cl, not Ri, *7 n

Position & Identifiers

RA 06h 02m 33.0s
Dec +49° 51' 57.2"
Constellation Auriga (Aur)
Catalog NGC 2126

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Medium+ Medium Medium
150mm Newt. Easy Easy Easy
C8 203mm Easy Easy Easy
Easy Medium Hard Very hard Impossible

Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Easy on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Nov – Jan (peak: Dec)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 2126 · 5.4′ diameter

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6 Classification Decoder

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

Psi Aur
HIP 30520; Psi1 Aurigae; 46 Aurigae
Medium+
Semi-regular variable, range 4.8–5.7
Variable Star mag 4.91 3.7° Auriga
NGC 1883
Hard+
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 12.0 7.0° Auriga
NGC 2128
Hard+
Elliptical galaxy
Galaxy mag 13.0 7.8° Camelopardalis
NGC 1724
Easy
Open cluster
Open Cluster mag 10.0 9.5° Auriga
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